Honshu Hagfish

Eptatretus wayuu

A pale gill patch interrupts the fresh pink body

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Anguilliform
Medium

Honshu Hagfish is a marine fish of coastal waters. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: A pale gill patch interrupts the fresh pink body.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Water type: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform